I just had to share this for those (like myself) that missed the premiere several nights ago: The greatest animal story ever (since the days of Gerg's inspirational sideline use of a stuffed animal, anyway) will be repeated Thursday evening on SyFy Channel from 7-9 pm. Set your DVRs now; beware of ALL Tornado Warnings later!

"There's just no way I'd have the same kind of respect if it weren't for him," Martin told AnnArbor.com during a recent interview. "We were playing backyard defense (under former defensive coordinator Greg Robinson), pretty much. Just going out, picking a gap and just kind of doing whatever we wanted to do. It was a lot different."